Test- Digestive Flashcards
18.
Where does digestion of carbs begin
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
Small intestine
21
What carbs help your digestive system function even though your body can’t digest it.
Glucose
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
23
Where does the alimentary canal end
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
Large intestine
31.
When chyme enters the small intestine
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
Large amount of chyme is present
Enzymes are absorbed by the intestinal wall
An acid base neutralizes the chyme
35
One of the roles of the ___________ is to prepare waste material for elimination
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
Large intestine
42
The breakdown of complex food molecules into similar molecules is mechanical digestion
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
False
45
The livers function is
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
Production of bile
Production of cholesterol
46
The duodenum function is
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
Many chemical secretions from the pancreas, liver and gallbladder mix with the chyme in the duodenum to facilitate chemical digestion. Also connects to stomach to transport chyme.
50
The duodenum _________
WKST Final Digestion and Absorption
Food is absorbed by the duodenum
55.
The ascending colon and the ileum are different sizes, explain
BrainPOP- Digestion
The colon is wider but but the small intestine is longer
